INDIVIDUAL STRUGGLES FOR SURVIVAL AND SOCIETAL CORRUPTION IN ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI’S I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE AND CHINUA ACHEBE’S NO LONGER AT EASE

Iloanwusi, Vitalis Chinemerem and Obasikene, John (2026) INDIVIDUAL STRUGGLES FOR SURVIVAL AND SOCIETAL CORRUPTION IN ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI’S I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE AND CHINUA ACHEBE’S NO LONGER AT EASE. Current Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 17 (3). pp. 58-67. ISSN 2836-7995

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Abstract

This study examined the interplay between survival pressures and societal corruption in I Do Not Come to You by Chanceby Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani and No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe. It argues that corruption in both texts is not merely a product of individual moral failure but a structural response to socioeconomic deprivation, institutional collapse, and cultural expectations. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory and institutional anomie theory, the study analyzes how Obi Okonkwo and Kingsley Ibe navigate intense pressures arising from unemployment, familial obligations, and societal definitions of success. Through comparative textual analysis, the research reveals that both protagonists experience psychological fragmentation and moral disintegration as they attempt to reconcile personal ethics with survival imperatives. While Achebe presents a tragic trajectory of moral collapse, Nwaubani offers an ironic adaptation to corruption as a viable means of survival. Ultimately, the study demonstrates that in contexts where legitimate opportunities are limited, corruption becomes normalized, and morality is redefined by necessity, reflecting a broader crisis within postcolonial Nigerian society.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: Uchenna Eneogwe
Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2026 10:43
Last Modified: 03 Nov 2026 10:43
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/6366

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